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Sunday, January 12, 2025
Looking at the snow and dreaming of a baseball tunnel
Looking at the snow and dreaming of a baseball tunnel: As you may remember….
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— Silvio Canto. Jr. (@silvio_canto) January 12, 2025
As you may remember, “The Time Tunnel” was a great T.V. show.
I remember catching up with it when our family came to the U.S. from Cuba. We did get to see a young Lee Meriwether in that series.
Years later, I tried to buy a VHS box of the series and learned that they only made 30 episodes in 1966-1967.
What about a baseball time tunnel?
What if we could go back and watch a great moment in baseball history?
Let me start with Babe Ruth.
In 1927, Ruth set the single season home run record. He hit 60 home runs. The Babe’s record stood until Maris hit 61 in 1961. Babe Ruth saved the business of baseball after the 1919 World Series scandal. The Babe put fans in the seats! Again, he saved the game.
Lou Gehrig was Babe Ruth’s teammate in the 1927 Yankees. Lou was one of the greatest players of all time. Unfortunately, he played in the Babe’s shadow.
In 1939, Lou was forced out of baseball by an illness. He died soon after. Before his death, he gave a short but inspirational speech in Yankee Stadium.
Satchel Paige dominated the old Negro Leagues. He was a great pitcher. Who knows what Paige would have done in the majors? My guess is that he would have been one of the greatest majors pitchers of the 20th century.
Take me back to the 1941 season.
From May to mid-July, Joe DiMaggio hit in 56 consecutive games, a streak that has not been matched since. Pete Rose had a 44-game streak in 1978. No one has come close. The streak finally ended in Cleveland.
Question: How can any human being hit in 56 straight games? The answer is that Joe was something special.
Ted Williams closed the 1941 season by hitting .406, the last major league player to reach that mark. George Brett hit .390 in 1980. No one has come close. Williams lost some of his prime years to World War II and Korea.
The Dodgers-Giants rivalry is one of the greatest in sports.
In 1951, the Dodgers and Giants had a special playoff to settle the National League pennant. It came down to the bottom of the 9th. It was Ralph Branca vs. Bobby Thompson.
In 1954, Willie Mays made the most famous catch in baseball history. How in the world did Mays catch up with this missile from Vic Wertz’ bat? The answer is quick instincts and amazing ability.
The Braves left Milwaukee after the 1965 season. Therefore, I never had a chance to fall in love with the home team. Years later, my friend had me listen to the audio version of key moments in the team’s history. The big moment was Henry Aaron clinching the 1957 pennant with a walk off home run. It must have been wonderful to be there.
And last but not least, I’d love to travel back to 1950s Cuba and watch a game between Habana vs. Almendares, the pre-Castro version of the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry. You may not believe it but that series was so passionate that fans would bring their own bands and play whenever there was a runner on base. As my father told me, a Cuban sandwich, beer, cigar and a lot of betting was part of the game.
A baseball time tunnel? Wouldn’t that be nice? The best thing to sit at home, hear about icy streets and letting your imagination go.
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January 12, 2003: Hard to believe but Maurice Gibb died so many years ago
Maurice, along big brother Barry and twin Robin, wrote & recorded some of the best songs of our generation.
"Mo" did not do a lot of lead vocals but did provide that middle voice in the group's unique harmonies, such as in "Lonely days".
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We remember Maurice Gibb (1949-2003)
Maurice Gibb of The Bee Gees died on this day in 2003. It was a sudden death unlike Robin who battled cancer for over a year. The news flash was a shock to say the least.
Maurice was known as the "Man in the middle". He did not do a lot of lead vocals. His contributions were the indispensable 3rd voice in the group's harmonies and arranging their hit songs. He played bass, guitar, piano and organ.
We remember "It's just the way", one of Maurice Gibb's best lead vocals & "Toast and marmalade for tea", a song that Maurice produced for Tin Tin.
This is a great CD box set that covers four decades of hits and songwriting.
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Happy # 74 Drew Pearson
We remember Drew Pearson who was born in New Jersey on this day in 1951.
Who remembers "The Hail Mary" pass? It is one of the most exciting plays in Dallas Cowboys' history. It was Staubach to Pearson, a magical pass from the 1974 post season.
Pearson had a great career with the Dallas Cowboys:
Pearson had a great career with the Dallas Cowboys:
"In 11 seasons with the Dallas Cowboys, Drew Pearson rose from undrafted free agent rookie to one of the club's all-time leading receivers, from unknown to legend. Named to the All-Decade Team of the 1970s by the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1980, Pearson earned a niche as one of the top clutch receivers in football history."
After football, Pearson went into business and still does analysis on radio and TV.
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We remember Tom Dempsey (1947-2020)
Thomas John Dempsey was born in Milwaukee on this day in 1947. He died in 2020.
Tom played in the NFL with the New Orleans Saints (1969–1970), Philadelphia Eagles (1971–1974), Los Angeles Rams (1975–1976), Houston Oilers (1977) and Buffalo Bills (1978–1979).
We remember Tom for a good NFL career and the 63-yard field goal that he hit in November 1970.
We remember Tom for a good NFL career and the 63-yard field goal that he hit in November 1970.
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We remember Rush Limbaugh (1951-2021)
For 30-something years, Limbaugh spoke to millions of Americans every week. He was a great radio host with a flair for humor and political analysis. I don't know of a single radio host who kept his audience for 3 decades and 15 hours a week. The man was really a genius behind that microphone.
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"61", Mantle & Maris: My second favorite baseball movie
"61" is a great baseball movie about the year that Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris challenged Babe Ruth's magical "60" from 1927.
Maris eventually got to 61 and Mantle hit 54.
Beyond baseball, this is a great movie about two men with very different personalities:
Maris eventually got to 61 and Mantle hit 54.
Beyond baseball, this is a great movie about two men with very different personalities:
January 12, 1969: We remember Joe Namath and Super Bowl III
"Jets 16, Colts 7" was the final score but it was not that close at all.
We remember The Joe Namath show: 17 of 28 for 206 yards. He got help from a couple of teammates: George Sauer caught eight of those passes for 133 yards and Don Snell ran for a Super Bowl record 121 yards.
As I recall, the game was a consequential victory for the AFL and led to the AFC and NFC that we know today.
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We remember Maurice Gibb (1949-2003)
Maurice Gibb of The Bee Gees died on this day in 2003. It was a sudden death unlike Robin who battled cancer for over a year. The news flash was a shock to say the least.
Maurice was known as the "Man in the middle". He did not do a lot of lead vocals. His contributions were the indispensable 3rd voice in the group's harmonies and arranging their hit songs. He played bass, guitar, piano and organ.
We remember "It's just the way", one of Maurice Gibb's best lead vocals & "Toast and marmalade for tea", a song that Maurice produced for Tin Tin. One of my favorites is "Wildflower" from 1981
P.S. You can listen to my show (Canto Talk). If you like our posts, please look for ”Donate” on the right column.
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